SaskMusic and two Saskatchewan artists will be attending the 2025 Reeperbahn Festival & Conference on September 17-20, 2025. This year, Marissa Burwell and Merv xx Gotti have been invited to perform at the official Canada House showcases. SaskMusic will be on the ground facilitating connections on behalf of the Saskatchewan music industry
SaskMusic will be also on the ground participating in pre-Reeperbahn business events at the Canadian Embassy in Berlin.
On Monday, September 15, CIMA, in partnership with the Embassy of Canada to Germany and MMF Canada, will host an afternoon of business programming including business-to-business meetings, a networking reception, and roundtable discussions between German and Canadian delegates.
SaskMusic will also participate in a Berlin Experience — a full day of industry sessions and networking organized by the Reeperbahn team and a Meet the Canadians matchmaking event on September 16.
This Canada House event is being coordinated by CIMA and presented in partnership with SaskMusic, Alberta Music, Manitoba Music, M for Montreal, Music BC, MusicOntario/Ontario Creates, and Quebec Creates/SODEC.
The official Canada House showcase will take place September 18-19, 2025, starting at 12 p.m. on the 18th, and 1 p.m. on the 9th at Uwe (Spielbudenpl. 21, 20359 Hamburg) and will feature 24 Canadian artists.
The full Canada House lineup includes: Marissa Burwell, Bria Rose N’ Thorns, Desiree Dorion, The Bankes Brothers, Kimmortal, Bonnie Trash, Magi Merlin, Pierre Kwenders, Patche, Annie-Claude Deschênes, Holy Void, Goodnight Sunrise, Ash Molloy, Kue Varo & the Only Hopes, Hendrika, Kaïa Kater, Bye Parula, Thea May, Merv xx Gotti, Kubla, Chiara Savasta, Maya Killtron, and Bad Buddy.
Congratulations to the Sask. showcasing artists!
Sask. Showcase times:
- Marissa Burwell: Thursday, September 18, 12 p.m. at UWE (Official Showcase)
- Merv xx Gotti: Friday, September 19, 6p.m. at UWE (Official Showcase)
European dates tour dates for Marissa Burwell - Germany & United Kingdom
- September 4th, 2025 – Lübeck, Germany – Tonfink
- September 5th, 2025 – Stade, Germany – Seminarturnhalle
- September 6th, 2025 – Maintal Bischofsheim, Germany – Boulodrome
- September 7th, 2025 – Herdecke, Germany – The Shakespeare Pub
- September 8th, 2025 – Raesfeld, Germany – The Schloss Raesfeld
- September 10th, 2025 – Dresden, Germany – Blue Note
- September 11th, 2025 – Hamburg, Germany – Locke
- September 12th, 2025 – Kiel, Germany – Prinz Willy
- September 14th, 2025 – London, United Kingdom – The Gladstone Arms
- September 15th, 2025 – Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom – Little Buildings
- September 18th, 2025 – Hamburg, Germany (Reeperbahn Festival) – Uwe
How were the artists chosen?
A call for artist submissions was made by Reeperbahn for official showcases and by CIMA for those interested in performing at Canada House. Reeperbahn selected artists for their festival - including those playing Canada House - through their own curation processes.
SaskMusic is sponsoring the showcase presentation costs of the Sask artists who were selected for Canada House but was not involved in the selection process.
Learn more about Reeperbahn: https://www.reeperbahnfestival.com/
SaskMusic acknowledges and thanks the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR), and Creative Saskatchewan for their support of our export programming.
